Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake for One

Maybe you don't want to wait for butter to soften. Maybe you don't want to drag out your mixer, or dirty a lot of bowls. Maybe you simply don't want leftovers staring you in the face.

This is a recipe for when you're feeling impatient or lazy, but can't quell your chocolate cravings with a handful of chocolate chips, or that random chocolate Snack-Pak that's been hiding in your fridge and never seems to expire.

This takes 5 minutes to mix together, and 10-15 minutes to bake, depending on your oven. You can't tell from this photo, but when you cut into this, thick, fudgy, chocolately "lava" slowly pours out. Make it tonight!

Place a baking sheet in the oven, and preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a ramekinwith baking spray, and dust with cocoa powder. Set aside.

Place butter and chocolate chips in a microwave safe dish, and nuke in 15-second increments, stirring in between, until melted. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, sugar, and peanut butter until thoroughly combined. Whisk in chocolate mixture until incorporated. Lastly, mix in salt and flour.

Pour batter into ramekin, and place on the baking sheet in the oven. Bake for 10-15 minutes. You will know it's done when the top looks dry, but the cake still jiggles. Let cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen. Carefully invert onto a plate, and garnish with powdered sugar and berries, if desired. Eat immediately!

holy crap this was the recipe i was searching for all day! i was trying to find a "chocolate cake for one" that DIDN'T require the microwave, to give as a gift to a friend. alas, i just wound up buying a slice from the bakery.

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